Typographical distributing machine



D, S. KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

A APPLICATION men szrmza. 19'20. 1,405,518.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922 FgfgiEETs-4HEETI- 1 VENTOR ,Qawt f W ATTORNEY-f D.S. KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.28, 1920.

Patented Feb. 922'.

2 SHEETS- 2- airs. r

DAVID s. KENNEDY, or BROOKL N, E Y RKQ Assronon r0 ivrinnenlxirizannnLINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION or new YORK. r

- I 'TYroGRnrHrcAr. DISTRIBUTING CHINE,

T0 azz whom it may concern: j

Be itknown that 1, DAVID S. KENNE Y, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn,in the county of Kings and State of New. Yorlg'haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in TypographicalDistributing Machines, of which the following is a specification,reference being-"had thereinv to the accompanying drawing. 7

My invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotypemachines of the general organization represented in U; S. Letters Patentto (){hiergenthaler No. 436,532, wherein circulating matrices arereleased from a magazine in? the order in which their characters are toappear in print and then assembled in line, the composed linetransferred to the face of aslotted mold, the mold filled with moltenmetal to forma slug or linotype against the matrices which produce thetype characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through adistributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started. I V

The pres nt improvements are directed more particularly to thedistributing mechanism of such machines, and involves a new arrangementfor sorting or separating matrices of two different sets,.whether saidsets constitute entirely distinct'tonts or difterent portions 01'- thesame font. According to the scheme contemplated, the matrices of one setare formed with projecting ears located at the right side of the matrixbodies, while those ottheother set are formed with projecting earslocated at theleft side of the matrix bodies,'and means are provided tocooperate with the matrices while in: course of distribution and deliverthem at different points according to the location of their projectingears. The exact constructic-n and arrangement of the; parts will be 7best understood from the detailed descriptron to follow. e

Referring to'the drawings: V

Fig. i side elevation of the upper portion of a linotyp'e machinepresentingone embodiment "ofmyinvention; Fig.2 is an enlargedlongitudinal section taken through a portion of the magazine,

magazine entrance and distributor bar, and

showing in detail the manner in" which the nuitrices are distributedinto the magazine; Fig. 8 is a new similar to Fig. 2, showlng form.

relied upon in sorting or separating the mat.-

appear. r In the embodiment illustrated in Fig-a1 Specification ofIietters Patent. Patented Feb; '7, 1922 .epplicati o n'filed Septemberas, 1920. Seria1 No 4l3',378. 1

the'use of matricesof different sizes or thicknesses; Y 7 Fig. is a.perspective'view of two matrices taken from the difi'e'rent matrix setsand formed with thesame tooth-c'oinbinak tion; I I, v I,

Fig. 5 1s aside elevationof the upper port on of a linotype machinepresenting a other embodiment of myinvention; g r

Fig. 6 is a front view'of certain. portions of the primary distributortherein em- 'ploye'dr V 'Figs. and 8 are sections taken on the line XXof Fig.15, and showingmatrices in course of distribution; and 4 Fig. 9is a. view similarto Fig. 4, but

illustrating matrices formed with different or unliketooth-combinations, Y The matrices X andZ illustrated in Fig.

,4. are representative of the two diiterent matrix sets herein employed.As will be 'observed, the matrix X is of the-same form as heretofore,being formed at itsnpper end with the customary tooth combination X andon its oppo'siteedges with the usual projecting ears X, which latter asbefore are located at the right'side of the matrix body (the followingside during composition and the leading side"duringdistribution). 'lThematrixZ islikewise formed at its'upper end'with a tooth combination Zand on its opposite edges with projecting ears Z ,"and diiiers'trom thematrin X only in respect to the location of its projecting ears 7?,which in this instance are located at the left side of the matrix body,the tooth combination Z being identical with 'thetooth-Com bination X1.The remaining matrices of the two groups are constructed in preciselythe" same"way,'that isto say, the tooth co1n-' binations of the matricesof one'set (although of coursediffering-from. each other of theotherset, while the projecting ears of the corresponding.,matricesof ,thetwosets (ie. those having the same tooth-com-m bination.) are disposed atopposite sides of the matrix ,bodles to distinguish them as to It is ths difference inform whichis ri'ces according to 'set,-aswillsubsequently to a, the matrices of both sets are stored in the magazineA and are returned thereto from the distributor bar B through theintermediate magazine entrance D. The bar B is of ordinary construction,being of V-shape in cross-section and formed with successive tooth ordistributing combinations 13 designed to cooperate with the toothcombinations X and Z of the matrices X and Z effecting their release-atdifferent points in the length of the bar. The magaine A, like theordinary magazine, comprises two parallel side plates A formed on theirinner faces with opposing grooves A providing a series of channelswherein the matrices are stored and which are arranged in differentvertical planes throughout the width of. the magazine; but unlike the ordinary magazine, these grooves A are separated by two different kinds ofribs A and A, the latter serving to divide the grooved magazine channelsinto pairs, and the former to separate the adjoining channels of eachpair from each other. The magazine entrance D, as usual, comprises twoparallel side plates D and a series of intermediate Jarallel aartitionsD but unlike the ordinary entrance, the partitions D are arranged indistinct pair as shown, so as to provide a series of straight orunrifled channels or conductors leading from the respective barcombinations B and each communicating with a pair of adjoining magazinechannels. In providing fortheir proper distribution, the matrices K arestored in every other channel of the magazine, and the matrices Z in theintermediate channels; or stated differently, each pair of adjoiningmagazine channels is devoted to the corresponding matrices of the twosets. According to this construction and arrangement of the parts, thematrices of both sets are distributed into the same channels of themagazine entrance and then directed by their differently locatedprojecting cars into the appropriate channels of the magazine. Forexample, taking the first entrance channel in Fig. 2, a matrix from eachset is shown passing through such channel, both of said matrices havingbeen released at a common point from the distributor bar B, due to thefact that their tooth combinations X and Z are identical. (See Fig. t.)However, by reason of the different location of their project'ng ears Xand Z the two matrices are caused to enter different ones of the twocooperating magazine channels, the leading matrix Z {which has itsprojecting ears located at the left side) being guided into the leftmagazine channel, and the following matrix X (which has its projectingears located at the right side) being guided into the rightmaga'zinechannel. This same action takes f place throughout the machine, matricesof both sets being dropped by the remaining bar combinations into thecorresponding entrance channels and then directed into the appropriatemagazine channels. In this way, it is possible to employ a distributorbar having any given number of combinations in connection with amagazine having twice the number of matrix cl1annels,- a feature ofgreat advantage. F or example,

by constructing the parts in the foregoing manner, the ordinarydistributor bar which is formed with at least. ninety different'toothcombinations would be enabled to distribute matrices into a magazineformed with one hundred eighty matrix channels; or in the case of adistributor bar formed with one hundred twenty six tooth-combinations(which is the maximum number according to the seven-rib system), themagazine could be provided with two hundred fifty two matrix channels.In this connection, it may be remarked that in machines as heretoforeconstructed, the number of matrix channels in the magazine has alwaysbeen equal to the number of tooth combinations on the distributor bar,so that the capacity of such machines is necessarily limited to thattent.

While, as just pointed out, the present arrangement permits theemployment of twice as many magazine channels as there are distributingcombinations, my invention of course does not require that the fullcapacity of the machine be thus availed of. That is to say, it is notnecessary to provide the magazine with two channels for each combinationof the distributor bar, but such arrangement may be restricted to anyselected number of bar combinations and in fact to one only if desired;For instance, it is very common to store matrices bearing the samecharacter in two adjoining magazine channels and to draw the matricesfrom the two channels alternately during composition. It can be seenthat the present arrangement is well adapted to carry out thedistribution of such matrices into their different magazine channels,and this without requiring the addition of any further bar combinationsor any differentiation between the tooth-combinations of the matrices,as heretofore necessary. It is apparent, therefore, that the extent ofuse of my improvements will depend essentially upon the particularpurpose they are intended to subserve. In other words, if it is a caseof. employing as many magazine channels as possible for any given numberof distributing combinations, then the magazine will be provided withtwo channels for each combination of the distributor bar; but if it is acase merely of adding a limited number of magazine channels withouthaving to add any further distributing combinations, then the magazinewill he provided with fewer pairs of channels to cooperate with theselected combinations of the distributor bar. I may mention that it ismy present in tention to make use of the full number of magazinechannels so as to store in one magazine as. many different matrices aspossible. It hardly needs to be stated that the two matrix sets mayconstitute distinct fonts or different portions of the same font; infact they may carry characters of any desired description.

In Fig. 2, the matrices are shown as being of uniform thickness, but asclearly indicated in Fig. 3, they may varywidely in thickness and stillbe distributed in the same way. Indeed, those matrices designed to passthrough the same entrance channel may be of different thicknesses ifdesired,see for example the matrices X and Z shown as passing throughthe third entrance channel in Fig. The handling of the matrices in suchcase is made possible by the tapering of the magazine ribs A whichshownare brought to a pointand located centrally of the entrance channelso as to cooperate with the projecting ears of the matrices and defiectthem into one or the other of the magazine channels according to thelocation of their projecting ears.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 5 to 9, the matrices X are storedin the lower magazine E, and the matrices Z in the upper magazine F,which magazines are connected by means of the magazine entrances G and Hto the separate secondary distributors J and K, respectively. Theseparts may be of any desired construction, such for example as embodiedin the commercial machines of this class, in which each magazine isformedwith ninety different matrix channels and the cooperatingdistributor with as many different tooth combinations, and in which thematrices stored in the magazines are ordinarily of different fonts. Mypresent improvements contemplate an improved form of mechanism by whichmatrices from the two magazines are first separated according to form orfont and then delivered to their appropriate secondary distributors. Inthe present instance, I employ a primary dis tributor-which simplycomprises a short bar or rail L of customary V-shape'in cross-sec tionand a set of conveying screws M for propelling the matrices therealong.This bar L is provided as usual with'the full com plement of ribs orteeth L to cooperate with the tooth combinations of the matrices, butthese teeth L (unlike those of the ordinary primary distributor bar) arecontinuous throughout so as to release the matrices of both sets at acommon point. Thus, taking the two matrices shown in Fig. 9 by way ofexample, although their respective tooth combinations X and Z differ,both will be released from the bar L at the same point,

due to the continuous character of the ribs L which maintain theirengagement with the tooth combinations of the matrices'unt-il the latterhave completely traversed the bar. Accordingly, each matrix of each set,irrespective of its particular tooth combination,

is released from the bar L at the same point. I As the matrlces arereleased from the bar L,-

they drop directly into two underlying tubes or conductors N and O whichare constructed to guide the matrices by their projecting ears, eachtube having its edges bent over to provide grooveswherein the matrixears en gage and being open at one side to allow the matrix bodyportions to project outwardly therefrom. Asshown 1n the several figures,

these two tubes are arranged with their open sides facing each other,being straight and disposed in immediate contact at thelr upper ends fora distance equal at-least to the length of a matrix, and then curvedforwardly and backwardly to make connection with the respectivesecondary distributors. It also be'noted that the tube N is offsetlaterally from the tube 0 at or near the point where the two diverge soas to allow the matrices to ference.

According to theabove construction and arrangement of the parts, thematrlces of both sets are all released from the bar at a common point,and then dropped directly into the two tubesas permittedby the opencharacter of their opposing sides, becoming engaged with one or theotherof the two tubes according-to the locationof their pro-- passtherea-long without inter-- jecting ears. That is to say, amatrix Z j(which has its ears Z located at the left side) will be carried alongthetube O to the distributor K; while amatrixX (which hasits ears Xlocated at the right side) will be carried along the tube N to thedistributor J."- In this way, the matrices "of the respective spirit.For instance, an arrangement similar to that last described mightbeemployed in distributing sorts matrices into different receptacles,which result could be accomplished by modifying the sorts matrices inthe above manner and arranging the two tubes so asto receive them fromany selected point of the the invention is s'uscentidistributoiysay theextreme end ofthe bar 13 r in the first embodiment, or that end OfQlilllI of the two secondary distributor bars J and out the Wi K in thesecondembodiment, fig 11 0" channels of magazine as they pass from theemploying s series of tubes F and the magazine entrance.

matrices of the two sets might he distrihu ed into a pair of superposednagazines directly from a single distribute or, which arrang merit wouldinvolve merely he use of a pair i 1 each tooth vi utor bar. Many suchvariations and ac tions oi my gest t-ernselves to invention will recdily sug;

A-itl- Lt departure in a typographical distributing inachinc equipoedwith matrices, each term d at its upper end with a tooth-combinationvertical planes throughout the aie, a cooperative magarising twoparallel side those skilled in the art i from its scope. understood thatI specific form or date partitions provid- "a s such limitatio ght or R1riied channels matrices pass to the ver ying distributor her M nvention,

Having thus described in -7 i construction and mode of op ration W1 noed with series 0 tootlrcolnbinations claim is as follows: to ceo'oeratewith those of the matrices in l. In a typographical aid matrices intothe respeechine equipped with f the magazine entrance, at projectingears on saio entrance channels o ncoinoinstioi "lilll two arhonnngmagazine arallel sit on certanof the matrices be ng races with n 1 7same tooth-combination ries 0 net s ent vertical p the magazine a coooeside of some trance comprising two and interincdist ries of straight or1 azine channels according to which the inanices l and mean fo {ism-T Ina typographical distributing ma chine eqiioged with two sets ofmatrices, a its upper end with a tooth and on its opposite edges withirs the combination of a magainw two parallel side plates the respect ve1c of said entrance ch with two adjoining; in the projecting earstributed into said chain the left side of some a others so as to enableone or he other of 'u' according to form.

In a typographical c chine equipped with two s each formed with "proposits edges. the combiiatio' comprisii two parallel side r inner faceswith opposing ,ing' a. series or channels arent vertical planesthroughin 0; the magazine, tl e matrices occupying every other channehset the intermediate 111?; magazine entrance i allel sine plates andinions providing a series oi? d channels through which the magazine,there beence channel for each pair ic'szine channels, and an providing aseries of ma enged in'd ferei t VOZt lCRi th oi? the inagazin of one setoccupying ei erv bar formed with a and those of the other set tconwmstions to cooper e e l .l ices in distributing Leis a coon 1evarious channels oi -1 be two sets being provided with o the magazine,there 'oc-th combinations to as to be dis 1C6 channel for ach p to thesame entrance channels and e ciannels, and .nezc." ir projecting earslocated at op- 0 matrices of the eu o St les thereof in the respectivesets so the respect're entrance channels, tl e the appropriate channelsoi the matrices he' 'ng their projecting ears e as they pass from theniag'azn'ie col-ed at opposite sides thereor in the rc- Q'itllElC-G.

a typographical distributing michine equipped with matrices each formedwith projecting ears, the said earsbeing located at the left side ofsome and at the right side of other or" said matrices, the combinationof a channel along which the matrices travel endwise, and means tocooperate with the matrices in their endwise travel and deliver them atone point or another according to the location of their projecting ears.

6. In a typographical distributing machine equipped with matrices eachformed with projecting ears on its opposite edges, the said ears beinglocated at the left side of some and at the rightside of other of saidmatrices, the combination of means for transporting the matrices throughthe machine, and means to cooperate with the matrices in their travelthrough the machine and deliver them atone point or another ac cordingto the location of their projecting ears;

7. In a typographical distributing machine equipped with matrices, eachformed with the same tooth combination and with projecting ears, thelatter being located at the left side of some and at the right side ofother of said matrices, the combination of a distributor formed with atooth combi nation to cooperate with those of the matrices and releasesaid matrices at a common point, and means to cooperate with thereleased matrices and deliver them at one point or another according tothe location of their projecting ears.

8. In a typographical distributing ma chine equipped with matrices, eachformed with projecting ears, said ears being locatedat the left sideofsome and at the right side of other of said matrices, the combination ofa distributor constructed to release matrices oi both, forms at a cammonpoint, and

.means to cooperate with thereleased matrices and deliver them atonepoint or another according to the locationrof their projecting ears.V

9. In a typographical distributing ma-: chine, two sets of matrices,eachformed on. its opposite edges with projecting ears, the

said ears being located at the left side of the matrices of one set andat the right side of 'the matrices of the other set-,in combination withdistributingmechanism .to' cooperate I i with said matrices and deliverthem atone point or another according to set. v

10. In a typographical distributing ma chine, two sets of matrices, eachformed with a distributing combination and with projecting ears, thedistributing combinations of the matrices of one set being the same asone set being the same as those of the mat-' rices of the other set, andthe projecting ears being located at opposite sides of the matrices inthe respect-ivesets, in combination with distributing mechanism-to coopcrate with said matrices and deliver-them at one point or anotheraccording to set.

In testimony whereof, I have 'afiixed my signature hereto. 1 7 *DAVID S..KENNEDY.

